Nagpur: Following the fraud case registered against Prakash Rao, Sandeep Suri, Ripu Oberoi and Sitaraman Iyyer for allegedly duping Anil Nandkumar Harchandnani, the Economic Offence Wing (EoW) of the Nagpur Crime Branch have launched a thoroughly probe into the matter.
Prima facie, the accused appeared to dupe Harchandani collectively of Rs 8-9 Crores, sources from EoW informed Nagpur Today.
It may be recalled that based on the complaint lodged by Harchandnani (43), a resident of Byramji Town, Sadar cops have booked the accused persons under Sections 420, 409, 34 of the IPC.
According to police sources, taking advantage of his family relations with Harchandnani, Iyyer reportedly encouraged the complainant to invest in the firms owned by Rao, Suri and Oberoi in lieu of exciting returns. As Iyyer took their guarantee, Harchandnani, unaware of their conspiracy, decided to go ahead with the deal.
Later, on various pretexts, the accused took a sum of Rs 1.31 crore from the complainant but never returned a penny. Following which, Harchandnani approached Sadar Police.